About
Ben Palmer is a Senior Associate at Kingswood Capital Management, working across sourcing, transaction execution, and portfolio company oversight. He previously was an Associate in the Private Equity Group at Ares Management, where he executed and monitored control investments in business services, industrials, consumer, and healthcare. Earlier in his career he worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan's M&A Group and Houlihan Lokey's Business Services Group, and he holds a B.S.M. in Finance from Tulane University's Freeman School of Business.
Experience
- Kingswood Capital ManagementSenior Associatecurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Kingswood Capital ManagementAssociate2024 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
- Ares Management CorporationPrivate Equity Associate2022 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Analyst2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Houlihan LokeyFinancial Analyst2020 — 2021New York, United States
- Tulane UniversityStudent2016 — 2020Greater New Orleans Area
- FocalPoint PartnersSummer Intern2019Greater Los Angeles Area
- NOLA BrewingFinance Intern2019Greater New Orleans Area
- NO/LA Angel NetworkProject Intern2019Greater New Orleans Area
- EM Strasbourg Business SchoolStudent2018Strasbourg Area, France
- CBREIntern2018Greater Los Angeles Area
- Tulane University Department of Campus RecreationSwim Instructor2018Greater New Orleans Area
- StartEngineIntern2015Greater Los Angeles Area
Education
- Tulane UniversityBachelor's degree, Finance, General2016 — 2020
Skills & more
SpanishMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office2Microsoft WordExcel ModelsLeadership3Microsoft PowerPointPublic Speaking
From Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kingswood
Aaron Miki
Head of Tax at Kingswood
Aiden Gilbert
Associate at Kingswood
Alex Wolf
Founder and Managing Partner at Kingswood
Allister Aaron
Principal, Portfolio Operations at Kingswood
Andrea Wordlaw
Accountant at Kingswood
Andrew Kovach
Partner at Kingswood
Bob Cirillo
Principal at Kingswood
Brandon Park
Vice President, Portfolio Operations at Kingswood
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Palmer?
- Ben Palmer is a Senior Associate at Kingswood Capital Management, working across sourcing, transaction execution, and portfolio company oversight. He previously was an Associate in the Private Equity Group at Ares Management, where he executed and monitored control investments in business services, industrials, consumer, and healthcare. Earlier in his career he worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan's M&A Group and Houlihan Lokey's Business Services Group, and he holds a B.S.M. in Finance from Tulane University's Freeman School of Business.
- Where does Ben Palmer work?
- Ben Palmer is Senior Associate at Kingswood.
- Where did Ben Palmer go to school?
- Ben Palmer studied at Tulane University (Bachelor's degree, Finance, General).
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